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Rafael da Silva ‏@orafa2
I want to thank Manchester United fans for all the love during those 8 years.

Rafael da Silva ‏@orafa2
Since I signed with the club I lived incredible moments, after all were 8 years wearing the shirt of one of the biggest clubs of the world.

Rafael da Silva ‏@orafa2
Thank you @ManUtd FC. I also want to thank all employees who always treated me with great affection and gave me greater attention.

Rafael da Silva ‏@orafa2
Thank you United Kingdom, I learned a lot in this country, as a player, and no doubt as a human being...

Rafael da Silva ‏@orafa2
lessons that I will keep for the rest of my life. Thank you Sir Alex Ferguson for always believing in my work and...

Rafael da Silva ‏@orafa2
for all the doors that you opened up to me. Now it's a new path, a new challenge, God bless me!

Best right back in the Premier League in 12/13, amazing player.

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Aug 3 2015 01:42pm

I'm slowly becoming anti LVG, he better know what he's doing, massive improvement is needed over the last season, he's letting so many good players leave for little reason.

Rafael, Van Persie, Cleverley, Nani - gutted really to see them leave.

This post was edited by Pozer on Aug 3 2015 01:42pm

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Aug 3 2015 02:37pm

Quote (Pozer @ 3 Aug 2015 21:42)

Rafael wasnt too good, van Persie is past it sadly Cleverley wasn't that good eiteher and Nani only performed well when the stars would allign.

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Aug 3 2015 04:27pm

https://twitter.com/orafa2

hes getting more emotional now. A proud academy product. too bad he couldnt defend even if his life depended on it.
not like antonio is doing a better job tho. goodbye :cry:

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Aug 3 2015 05:00pm

Quote (CpTJenJen @ 3 Aug 2015 21:37)

Rafael wasnt too good, van Persie is past it sadly Cleverley wasn't that good eiteher and Nani only performed well when the stars would allign.

agree. can't say he was overrated because no one really rated him and he certainly had a decent game now and then but yeah, certainly a weak spot if you wanna win titles in england or europe...

how old is he now? he still looks like 17...

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Aug 4 2015 08:38am

this letter from rafael to fabio says it all. He is right about getting fitter. He hardly lasts 90mins always get subbed off after 60mins.

I guess some people will say that we failed in Manchester, that we could have defended better or been fitter.

Just think about it. The fans loved us more than hundreds of players who played just as many games (well, as many as me :D :D). I'll always be the little ruffian who squared up to Tevez and those Liverpool idiots.
You'll always have the Champions League final and that goal against Arsenal. Mr Ferguson used to speak about us like we were his sons, for goodness' sake. We felt the warmth of the hairdryer, never the searing heat.

I know they like full-backs to be monsters here these days and heaven knows Van Gaal has made it perfectly clear what he thinks of my heading ability, but in the time we had, we did things our way.
That has to be worth something, right?

:cry: